[male
vocals] (
Talking
drum
rhythm
pulses,
bright
brass
stabs)
Aaa!
ADO
ooo!
Mama
wey
get
heart!
Lami
Danladi
Ogenyi!
Deputy
Speaker!
We
hail
you!
Empire
Gold
on
the
mic,
yeah!
From
Ekile
to
Ulayi,
the
word
is
spreading
fast,
From
Ijigban
to
Igumale,
a
shadow
that
is
cast,
Utonkon
and
Agila,
Ikpomolokpo
lights,
Every
village
hear
your
name
through
the
quiet
nights.
You
no
sleep
when
your
people
dey
cry,
You
stand
up
tall,
you
look
into
the
sky,
You
wipe
our
eyes,
you
take
away
the
pain,
Like
the
sun
that
comes
right
after
the
rain.
Mama
Ado,
you
lead
with
the
heart
of
gold,
A
story
of
service
that
needs
to
be
told.
Lami
Danladi,
our
Deputy
Speaker
so
true,
All
of
our
people
are
standing
with
you.
Oh,
Mama
Ado,
you
carry
the
load,
Lighting
the
path
on
this
long
winding
road.
Free
medical
outreach,
you
heal
the
sick,
The
pipe
borehole,
water
flowing
so
quick,
Infrastructure
growing,
you’
re
building
the
base,
Bringing
the
progress
to
every
single
place.
You
don't
count
the
cost
when
the
mission
is
clear,
You
speak
with
the
love
that
drives
out
the
fear.
From
the
market
stall
to
the
village
square,
Everybody
knows
that
you
really
care.
You
remember
the
women,
you
share
out
the
wrapper,
You
lift
up
the
widows,
there’
s
nobody
happier,
You
remember
our
children,
scholarship
dey
come,
You
give
us
the
rhythm,
you
give
us
the
drum.
Mama
Ado,
you
lead
with
the
heart
of
gold,
A
story
of
service
that
needs
to
be
told.
Lami
Danladi,
our
Deputy
Speaker
so
true,
All
of
our
people
are
standing
with
you.
Oh,
Mama
Ado,
you
carry
the
load,
Lighting
the
path
on
this
long
winding
road.
It’
s
not
just
the
title,
it’
s
not
just
the
seat,
It’
s
the
way
that
you
walk
with
the
people
you
meet.
Steady
and
focused,
you’
re
doing
the
work,
In
the
face
of
the
doubt,
you
never
will
shirk.
We
see
the
vision,
we
feel
the
grace,
Of
a
leader
who
knows
the
worth
of
our
race.
Your
legacy
building,
one
brick
at
a
time,
A
rhythm
of
progress,
a
beautiful
rhyme.
From
the
depth
of
the
valley
to
the
top
of
the
hill,
Your
dedication
is
keeping
us
still.
So
let
the
drums
roll
and
the
brass
play
loud,
We
represent
you,
we’
re
feeling
so
proud.
Lami
Danladi,
you’
re
our
guiding
light,
Shining
so
steady,
shining
so
bright.
Mama
Ado,
you
lead
with
the
heart
of
gold,
A
story
of
service
that
needs
to
be
told.
Lami
Danladi,
our
Deputy
Speaker
so
true,
All
of
our
people
are
standing
with
you.
All
of
our
people
are
standing
with
you.
Oh,
Mama
Ado,
you
carry
the
load,
Lighting
the
path
on
this
long
winding
road.
Yeah,
Mama
Ado.
Empire
Gold
on
the
beat.
Building
the
future.
Lami
Danladi
Ogenyi.
We
see
you,
we
hail
you. (
Music
fades
with
rhythmic
percussion)